Our history and principles
We work for an independent Southern Mongolia and the fundamental rights of its people. Our party traces its roots to the Inner Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party, founded in 1925, and was re-established in exile in 1997.
About us
The Inner Mongolian People’s Party is a political party working for the independence of Southern Mongolia and the fundamental rights of its people. We trace our roots to the Inner Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party, established in October 1925. The earlier party was forced to dissolve in 1947 as the Chinese Communist Party took control of the Mongol autonomy movement. In 1967–69, alleged membership of the party was used as a pretext for mass persecution of Mongols.
In 1997, Mongols living in exile re-established the party in Princeton, New Jersey, as the Inner Mongolian People’s Party. Our constitution sets independence as our ultimate goal and commits us to democratic principles and peaceful means in seeking an end to the Chinese Communist Party’s colonial rule in Southern Mongolia. The constitution provides for a Party Congress every four years. For members’ safety, we publish only some members’ names.
What we stand for
Independence
Southern Mongolia has experienced colonial rule, inward migration and resource extraction, and Mongols have become a minority in their homeland. We believe independence, pursued through democratic and peaceful means, is essential to our survival as a people and to protecting our rights and dignity.
Language and script
The language policy introduced in 2020 began replacing Mongolian with Chinese as the medium of instruction in certain core subjects. Language is central to the transmission of our culture. We defend the right to education in Mongolian and the continued use of the traditional Mongolian script.
Land and herders
Mining, land reclamation and relocation under “ecological migration” programmes have displaced herders whose families have lived on the grasslands for generations. We support herders in defending their land rights, protecting the grasslands and preserving their way of life.
Justice
The “Inner Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party” purge of 1967–69 caused profound suffering among Mongols. The 1980 indictment recorded more than 346,000 people persecuted in this and related cases in Inner Mongolia, with 16,222 deaths. We call for truth, accountability and the release of Hada and other Southern Mongolian political prisoners.
From 1925 to the present
- 192513 Oct · Kalgan
Founding of the Inner Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party
Mongol revolutionaries, including Serengdongrub (Bai Yunti) and Merse, founded the Inner Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party to seek self-rule for Inner Mongolia, with support from the Mongolian People’s Republic and the Comintern.
- 1945–47Eastern Inner Mongolia
The movement for self-rule in eastern Mongolia
In eastern Inner Mongolia, Hafengga and others worked for Mongolian self-determination, continuing the pursuit of freedom and the right to shape their own future.
Hafengga and the autonomy movement → - 1967–69Cultural Revolution
The “Inner Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party” purge
During the Cultural Revolution, the authorities carried out a mass purge in Inner Mongolia under the pretext of investigating a supposed “new Inner Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party”. The 1980 indictment recorded more than 346,000 people persecuted in this and related cases, with 16,222 deaths. The case was officially overturned in 1979. The suffering of victims and the question of accountability remain central concerns for the party.
Source: section 28 of the 1980 indictment (Beijing Review, English PDF)
- 1981Hohhot
Student protests against Document No. 28
The 1981 student movement was a major Mongol protest following the purge. Students in Hohhot protested against the migration policies in Document No. 28.
Read about the 1981 student movement → - 199723 Mar · Princeton
Re-established in exile
More than fifty exiles from Mongolia, Germany, Japan, Canada and the United States met in Princeton to re-establish the party as the Inner Mongolian People’s Party. The first Party Congress adopted the constitution and flag, and set the independence of Inner Mongolia as its ultimate goal. The constitution provides for a Party Congress every four years.
Read the 1997 Declaration → - 2021
Khereid Khuvisgalt elected president
Khereid Khuvisgalt was elected president of the Inner Mongolian People’s Party in 2021.
- 20251 Oct · Tokyo
The party’s centenary
The party held an international centenary conference at Japan’s National Diet building, chaired by President Khereid Khuvisgalt and attended by Diet members and former Mongolian president Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, among others. The conference adopted a resolution declaring the party the sole legitimate successor to the Inner Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party founded in 1925 and reaffirming its commitment to independence.
Source: resolution of the centenary conference (English PDF)
Organisation and leadership
The party has branches in several countries. The 2021 congress statement records the election of its president and the appointment of its secretary-general and branch directors.
Khereid Khuvisgalt
Khereid Khuvisgalt was elected president of the Inner Mongolian People’s Party in 2021.
Hatgin Dolgion
Hatgin Dolgion was appointed secretary-general at the party’s 2021 congress, having previously served as president.
Constitution
The constitution was adopted at the first Party Congress in Princeton in 1997. Its aims are summarised below.
The party upholds democratic and peaceful principles in seeking an end to the Chinese Communist Party’s colonial rule in Inner Mongolia, with independence as its ultimate goal.
This is a summary, not a direct quotation. The full text that the party published on its website from 1997 onwards is in the documents archive; whether it is the current version is pending confirmation by the party.
Read the 1997 constitution →